It's time for back-to-school shopping! Attached, find school supply lists for Austin County's public schools.
State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend. The date of the sales tax holiday and list of tax-exempt items are set by the Texas Legislature.
Sealy City Councilmember Place 3/Mayor Pro Tem Sandra Vrablec stepped down from her council seat to accept the position of City of Sealy Planner at the council’s Aug. 3 regular meeting at the W. E. Hill Community Center.
Vrablec will no longer participate in council meetings and her seat will remain open until the November election.
July 28, the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) rescued 22 dogs and four cats from a property on the west side of Sealy.
“It was one of the worst cases of deplorable living conditions Houston SPCA Animal Cruelty Investigators said they have seen in their many years of field experience in animal welfare,” a Wednesday press release said.
